Rail-joint



B. DESROCHERS.

RAIL JOINT.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 27, I920. Patented NOV. 16,

3 SHEETS-SHEET 1- I INVENTOR ATTORNEY B. DESROCHERS.

Patented Nov. 16, 1920.

3 SHEETS-SHEE'I 2- B. DESROCHERS.

RAIL JOINT.

APPLICATION man r59. 21. 1920.

1 3593336 Patented Nov. 16, 11920.,

3 SHEETSSHEET 3- Basiiie ,Des mam ms.

E WITNESSES: ATTORN Y T all whom it may concern:

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

BASILE nnsnoorrnns, or BEAUcnvInnn, QUEBEC, CANADA.

RAIL-JOINT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 27, 1920. Serial najaeneia Be it known thatI, BASILE Dn'sRooHnRs,

' a citizen ofCanada, residing at Beauceville, in the Province. ofQuebec and IDO- cminion of Canada, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Rail-Joints, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention has reference to meansfor connecting themeetingends .of railway rails. o

The object; of the invention is to produce a rail joint in which the,rail endswill he held in alinement under all conditions so that thewheels of the rolling stock will be afforded a free passage thereoverwithout danger of contacting the ends of the rails when the latter arespread away from each other by the contraction thereof.

Other objects and advantages will present themselves as the nature ofthe invention is better understood, referencebeing had to theaccompanying drawings in which there. is illustrated a simple andsatisfactory embodiment of the improvement reduced to practice. 1

In the drawings p 2 Figure 1 is aside elevation oftwo rails constructedand connected in accordance with this invention.

Fig. 2 isa 'similar view but looking toward the opposite side of thejoint. Fig. 3 is a top plan view thereof. Fig. 4 is a transversesectional view approximately on the, line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a similar sectional view approxivmately on the line 55 of Fig.3.

Fig. 6 is a horizontal sectional view approximately on the line 6--6 ofFig. 1.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of one of the rail ends.

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of one of the joint plates.

Fig. 9 is a similar view of a second joint plate.

The rails 10-10 have their body portions of the usual construction,-andthe said rails, at a distance from their ends have their head portions11 cut away in a line with the sides of the webs 12. Thus the heads 11terminate in shoulders 13. The webs 12 at the ends of the rails arenotched, pro-1 viding inner straight shoulders 14.

The joint plate for the outsideof the rails is broadly indicated by thenumeral 15. This plate includes a channeled base 16, the channeledportion of the said base being flanges of the rails.

of a size and shape to snugly receive therein the base flanges 17 'o nthe outer'sides of the rails 10. The base 16 of the joint plate 15 hason its inner edge an upstanding flange '18.- This flange is of an equalthickness throughout, except that the same, on its mama Nov. 16, 1920.

inner face and at its center is formed with a widened inwardlyprojecting substantially rectangular tongue19. The flange 18, atlthecorners thereof is notched as indicated by the numeral 20, and the innerwalls 21 of the'notches are vertical. The flange 18 is of a thicknessgreater than the distance between the sides of the webs 12 and the outersides of 'the heads 11 of the rails 10, the tongue 19 is of a lengthequal to that of the notched upper corners of the vided by thesaid'notched webs and the walls or shoulders '21 provided by the notchedcorners of the joint plate 15 are designed to contact with the shoulders'13 provided at the ends of. therail headsll. The inner joint plate isbroadly indicated by the nuimeral 22. This joint plate also includes achanneled base 23 which is desi ned to receive therein the innerportions of the base On the inner edge'of the base 23 there is athickenedvertically projected flange 24 which "is centrally formed, onits inner edge with a reduced upstanding tongue 25. The under faces ofthe heads of the rails are designed to rest on the upper edge oftheflange 24, which is also true with respect to the upper walls providedby the notches at the corners of the joint plate .15. The tongue 25 isof a thickness equal to the distance between the webs 12, the ends ofthe said'to ngue being de- I signed to contact with, the shoulders 14prosides of the webs and the outer faces of the heads of the rails. Inthis connection it should be stated that the tongue 19 is of a thicknessequaling that of the webs of equals the distance between the shouldersdirectly outward of the'vertical flange thereof, accidental turningofthe nuts will thus be prevented. However, if desired, the bolt openingin one of thejoint plates may have its outer portion squared to receivethe" squared shoulder at the headed portion of the bolts, in whichinstance the nuts can-,

- wheels over the confronting ends of the rails. The c mmunist is simplebut very strong and effective andthe rails will be positivelyheld'against tiltin' or vertical movement, while at the same tune-alimited longitudinal movement, incident to" expansion and contraction isafforded, 7 J

Hav ng thus described the nventlo'n, what t. V 1. In a rail joint twoabutting rails each having the sides of its headcut away in a line withthe sides of its web at a point adjacent its ends and its web notched atits outer corner, inner and outer joint plates,

' 7 each having a channeled base to receive the tion having atonguereceived in the notched foot portion of the rails' andanupstanding flange on the inner edge of theba's'e, one of said flangesbeing notched at'its corners to receive thereon-the under faces of therail heads andthe portion of theflange between the notchesbeing arrangedbetween theends of the rail heads, said last mentioned porrail webs, theupstanding flange of the sec- "rails and having a'central reducedupstanding tongue filling the gap between the rail heads onsaid side ofthe rails,andconnecting means between theplates and rails.

In arail' join-ttwo abutting rails each having the sides of its head cutaway in a line with the sidesof its web at apoint adjacent its ends andits web notched at its outer corner, innerand outer joint plates, eachhaving a channeled base to receive the foot portion of the rails and anupstanding flange on the inneredge of the base, the flange of the outerplate being'of a greater thickness than the distance between the websand the outer faces-of the heads of the rails, and being notched at itscorners to receive thereon the under -face's'of the heads of the rails,andthe portion of the flange between the notches being arranged betweenthe ends of the rail heads, a tongue. formed on the last mentionedportion received in the notched rail webs, the upstanding flange on thesecond jointplate receiving thereon the under faces of the rail heads onthe second side of the rails, and having'a central upstanding tongue atits inner-edge of a thickness corresponding to the distance between thewebs and i the outer faces of the rail heads and of a length filling thedistance between the terminals 'o'f'the adjacent rail heads, said tonguefilling the gap between the rail heads, and connecting means between theplates and rails.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

' BASILE DESROOHERS.

